Obituaries

HAMPTON - Henry "Boe" Boney Jr. was born in Halifax, N.C., on April 25, 1946,to the late Henry and Marie Boney Sr. He departed this life on June 18, 1996, at Sentara Hampton General Hospital.

He joined Allen Grove Baptist Church at an early age. He was educated in Halifax County public schools and was employed at Newport News Shipbuilding for 21 years.

He leaves to cherish his memory his wife, Ann Boney; three sons, James Thorne of Halifax, N.C., Clifton Boney of Baltimore, Md., and Derrick Pritchett of Hampton; three grandsons, Avery and Anthony Boney and James Thorne Jr. of Baltimore, Md.; five sisters, Landis McKay of Brooklyn, N.Y., Mamie Speller of Hampton, Netro Hardy of Halifax, N.C., Brenda Hamilton and Glinda Utley, both of Raleigh, N.C.; six brothers, Woodrow Boney, Whit Boney and Cecil Boney, all of Halifax, N.C., James Boney of Enfield, N.C., Anthony Boney of Rochester Hill, Mich., and Harry Stanberry of New York, N.Y.; one adopted brother, William Wooden of Hampton; two aunts, Mary Jones of Enfield, N.C., and Maurine Whitaker of Newport News; one uncle, Cecil Boney of Scotland Neck, N.C.; mother-in-law, Mary Whitaker of Newport News; father-in-law, Casper Whitaker of Hampton; and a host of other relatives and friends.

A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, June 22, at Ivy Baptist Church. Burial will be in Allen Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Halifax, N.C. A wake service will be held from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. tonight at Cooke Bros. Funeral Chapel. Family and friends are asked to meet at the church by 9:30 a.m. on Saturday.

She is survived by a daughter she raised, Genetha M. Cooley; three grandchildren; one brother, Deacon Hezekiah Frazier; one son-in-law, three sisters-in-law, several nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

Funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Union Baptist Church with Pastor Tommy Drayton officiating. The body will be placed in the church at noon on Saturday. Burial in church cemetery.

NEWPORT NEWS - Lorraine J. Gurkins, 69, died on Wednesday, June 19, 1996. Shewas a native of North Carolina and a Peninsula resident for 50 years.

She was a member of Abundant Life Tabernacle Church.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Lester Gurkins, and son, Mickey Gurkins. She is survived by two daughters, Linda G. Allen of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and Millie G. Handle of Hampton; one sister, Nancy Sauls of Newport News; six grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.

A funeral service will be conducted at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Riverside Funeral Home by the Rev. Glenn Jones. Burial in Parklawn Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Friday at Riverside Funeral Home.

She leaves behind two daughters, Barbara Moss of Mechanicsville and Patricia Hockaday of Lanexa; two sisters, Mary Pasedag of Richmond and Doris Kennon of Richmond; nine grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.

The family will receive friends from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Friday at Joseph Bliley Chippenham Chapel. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at the chapel. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery.

She was a member of Zoar Baptist Church, where she had served as financial secretary for 26 years and was a deaconess and served as president of the WMU for many years.

She is survived by her husband, Willie Blake Harrow; a daughter, Shirley H. Norris; a son, Rev. Edward P. Harrow Sr.; and a sister, Elsie D. Graves, all of Deltaville; five grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Zoar Baptist Church. Interment in church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. Friday at Bristow-Faulkner Funeral Home, Saluda.